A civilian police employee has been charged after she allegedly accessed the emails of a woman she knew without her permission.
Police were told the 44-year-old woman had allegedly accessed the emails on July 3, and launched an investigation into alleged domestic violence offences.
Following inquiries, police searched a Buttaba home later that day and seized a laptop.
The woman, who works at a Northern Region command, was arrested and taken to Toronto Police Station where she was charged with accessing restricted computer data; stalking and knowingly contravening an apprehended violence order.
She was granted strict conditional bail on July 4 and will face Newcastle Local Court on July 14.
The woman has been suspended with pay.
